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Hi , can somebody advise what is the best wormer for my p.o.l hens and can i use the same on my 6 week old chicks and turkey poults.....thanks...Andy.
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andrew p said:
We use Flubenvet which works for our hens but there are other prducts out there, it all depends if you want organic or non organic, etc.
If you need to be sure the worms have been thoroughly dealt with, it's best to use Flubenvet. Other products which claim to prevent worms may well be good for the chicken's health as a suipplement, but will not be fully effective as a wormer. Measure out sufficient food for your hens for 8 days (they need a 7-day course but you don't want the feeder to go empty on the last day.) Take out a small amount of the food and add enough vegetable oil to coat the pellets, so the Flubenvet will stick to them and not just fall to the bottom of the feeder. Add the Flubenvet and mix very thoroughly. then gradually add the rest of the week's food, in batches, stirring carefully. Empty the feeders of untreated food, and fill with the treated pellets. Just give the pellets as food during the week's treatment, avoiding 'treats' which may prevent the hens eating enough of the pellets to be fuilly effective. No need for egg withdrawal whilst treating the birds.
I don't know why you should feel the need to worm such young chicks and poults as you mention. The very experienced breeder I bought some chicks from a few weeks ago told me not to worm them until they were at least 12 weeks, and if you've been keeping them in clean conditions I don't see why it shoul be necessary before about 18 weeks. I plan to worm all my flock when my growers are 18 weeks, before introducing them to the older birds.
I don't know why you should feel the need to worm such young chicks and poults as you mention. The very experienced breeder I bought some chicks from a few weeks ago told me not to worm them until they were at least 12 weeks, and if you've been keeping them in clean conditions I don't see why it shoul be necessary before about 18 weeks. I plan to worm all my flock when my growers are 18 weeks, before introducing them to the older birds.
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Hi , thanks for replys, i dont know if the hens have worms its more of a precaution against it , as for the chicks and poults i will leave them till later then, they are all kept very clean with regular mite powder around the hut and they have fresh greens , mash, pellets and water with garlic everyday ...Andy.
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Flubenvet is the only licensed in feed wormer in the UK as well.. Other products can be prescribed by your vet but since they haven't got a license, the egg withdrawal period given by your vet is usually at least 7 days and can be up to 28 days so it's a bit of a no-brainer really!
The advice Janssen Animal Health give is to worm your birds when you put them out to pasture for the first time.
You will need to be careful with poults because of blackhead - so keeping on top of worming is important.
If it were me, I would worm them at 15 - 18 weeks when they go onto pasture that has had older birds on it.
Keeping them clean is good but free range birds carry far more worms than caged hens - this is because of droppings and eggs going onto the ground and being passed to intermediate hosts such as slugs, snails and earthworms. They will carry the eggs and then be picked up by the birds, as well as directly off the ground whilst they are scratching / pecking around.
Hope this helps.
The advice Janssen Animal Health give is to worm your birds when you put them out to pasture for the first time.
You will need to be careful with poults because of blackhead - so keeping on top of worming is important.
If it were me, I would worm them at 15 - 18 weeks when they go onto pasture that has had older birds on it.
Keeping them clean is good but free range birds carry far more worms than caged hens - this is because of droppings and eggs going onto the ground and being passed to intermediate hosts such as slugs, snails and earthworms. They will carry the eggs and then be picked up by the birds, as well as directly off the ground whilst they are scratching / pecking around.
Hope this helps.
